title: A rare association between mitral valve fibroelastoma and myxomatous disease with severe mitral regurgitation.
abstract: We report a rare case of association between mitral valve fibroelastoma and myxomatous disease in a patient with long history of asymptomatic myxomatous disease and progressive severe mitral regurgitation. The tumor was an intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic finding and was confirmed during surgery. The differential diagnosis of the echocardiographic image was infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University and Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Roxana Cristina
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sisu
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanzillo
authors.forename: Diana Crina
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Benea
authors.forename: Gheorghe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerin
authors.forename: Dragos
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vinereanu
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome